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Afghanistan in winter

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A burqa-clad Afghan woman walks past the war-damaged Darlaman palace on a cold winter morning in Kabul, in December 2006. Many Afghans struggle to provide adequate food and shelter for their families. Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom/File

An Afghan man walks with his flock of sheep along a snowy road in Kabul, in January 2006. Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom/File

Snow-covered houses are seen from a hill overlooking Kabul on Feb. 8. Shah Marai/AFP/Newscom

Afghan soldiers disembark from a helicopter at the site of an avalanche in Salang Passport in northern Afghanistan's Parwan Province on Feb. 10. Zabi Tamanna/Xinhua/Newscom

Afghan women walk through a snow-covered cemetery in Kabul on Jan. 13, 2009. Though snowfall and cold weather make things more difficult for poor Afghans, people in Afghanistan were pleased by the snowfall as a good omen to end the prolonged drought in Afghanistan. Zuma/Newscom/File

At least four French troops are dead and more injured after someone wearing an Afghan military uniform turned his weapon against NATO forces. It’s the latest in an increasing number of such incidents and could further strain relations between NATO and Afghan officials.